Fans of Prime Video’s fantasy crime thriller Carnival Row have had a tough run of things. The first season of the steampunk fantasy series starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne aired all the way back in 2019. Season 2 was finished filming in 2020, but due to COVID delays the production carried on for years.
Finally, Prime Video has announced that Carnival Row season 2 will be returning in early 2023. Alas, in the same stroke, the studio has also confirmed that this will be the final season of the series. Check out the teaser trailer:
Carnival Row season 2 is coming next year and will be the end of the show
Carnival Row had an interesting run up to being released on Prime Video. According to SyFy Wire, the story first gained attention in 2005, when creator Travis Beachem’s feature script A Killing on Carnival Row made The Black List, which is a list of the best unproduced scripts of the year. Years later, Amazon picked up the idea for the small screen.
Soon, we’ll finally be able to watch the second and final season. Here’s Prime Video’s official description:
"Season 2 of Carnival Row picks up with former inspector Rycroft Philostrate, aka Philo (Orlando Bloom), investigating a series of gruesome murders stoking social tension. Vignette Stonemoss (Cara Delevingne) and the Black Raven plot payback for the unjust oppression inflicted by The Burgue’s human leaders, Jonah Breakspear (Arty Froushan) and Sophie Longerbane (Caroline Ford). Tourmaline (Karla Crome) inherits supernatural powers that threaten her fate and the future of The Row. And, after escaping The Burgue and her vengeful brother Ezra (Andrew Gower), Imogen Spurnrose (Tamzin Merchant) and her partner Agreus Astrayon (David Gyasi) encounter a radical new society which upends their plans. With humans and fae folk divided and freedom on the line, each hero will face impossible dilemmas and soul-defining tests in the epic conclusion of Carnival Row."
Carnival Row season 2 is set to premiere on February 17, 2023. Considering how long it’s been since season 1, that makes now a great time for a rewatch.
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